49 year-old man with sudden-onset left-sided weakness
Publication Date: 20130725
History
This patient has a history of hyperlipidemia and atrial fibrillation. He presented with new, sudden-onset left-sided weakness. MRI showed evidence of a new stroke.
- Within which vascular territory is the stroke primarily confined?Right ACA
Incorrect.Right MCA
Correct! The patient's stroke is primarily in the right middle cerebral artery distribution. This explains his sudden-onset left-sided symptoms.Left ACA
Incorrect. Remember your orientation conventions for CT and MRI scans - it is as if you are looking up at the patient's head from the feet. Thus, this patient's stroke is right-sided.Left MCA
Incorrect. Remember your orientation conventions for CT and MRI scans - it is as if you are looking up at the patient's head from the feet. Thus, this patient's stroke is right-sided.Right PCA
Incorrect
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